On the strength on another star-making game by Ty Lawson and a rare offensive outburst of 29 points by Andre Iguodala, the Nuggets beat reeling Portland 111-109 Wednesday night. Denver now sits four games back in the loss column to Memphis for the coveted fourth seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

There is certainly still time for the Nuggets to pass the Griz and earn home-court advantage for the opening round of the playoffs. I say the No. 4 seed should be the minimum goal for these coddled Nuggets, and anything less would be an epic fail for a team annually purported to be on the rise. Peter Burns and I discuss if coach George Karl is doing enough to earn his big salary. Listen here:

What do you think? Should anybody be disappointed if the Denver Nuggets fail to get home-court advantage? Is the NBA a rigged league where Nuggets have no chance of winning a championship? Or should we expect more from this team?

Kick it with Kiz and Peter Burns by joining the discussion on the radio[2] Monday through Friday from 7-9 a.m. At 93.7 FM and 1510 AM.

The Nuggets, for all their supposed underachievement, are lightyears ahead of both the Avs and the Rockies. They are also very entertaining, in some ways even more watchable than the Broncos at times. I love the lack of egos, therefore the massive assists, points in the paint, and spectacular dunks.

Go Nuggets (even at this speed).

#2 Comment By Jeremy Michael Jrock On March 1, 2013 @ 3:19 am

Not a fan of your articles or show.

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